Royal Bermuda Yacht Club

The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club is one of the oldest Royal Clubs in the world.  The Club’s beginning was formed under a calabash tree by British military officers and Bermudian sailing enthusiasts. So began a story and a history of romantic proportions.

The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club is one of the oldest Royal Clubs in the world.  Its beginnings were formed under a calabash tree by British military officers and Bermudian sailing enthusiasts. So began a story and a history of romantic proportions.It is the R.B.Y.C. and Bermuda that gave so many ideas and concepts to the world of sailing. 

When one looks on a map of the Atlantic Ocean and sees that tiny dot called Bermuda, one could never conceive of how much practical knowledge of the sea evolved from this place, and how much was contributed to modern hull designs including ships and small dinghies.  This club becomes the large part of the whole of that contribution.When Queen Victoria ascended to the throne in 1837, the keen yachting enthusiast that she was, it opened doors for Bermuda to become a yachting power.  The formation of the R.B.Y.C meant there was a firm foundation and structure that has continued until today.The sport of sailboat racing, in an organized fashion, meant our island people had an activity they would genuinely spectate and enjoy, even wager over.  This gave us a unique perspective of how rules were made, how conceptual structures were built, how arguments about sailing were settled.

This is truly a wonderful tale of how a “Lilliputian Society” managed to break this shackles and be “The Mouse that Roared”.  We were culture that played itself between Britain, Northern Europe, North America, and the Caribbean. These are things that are part of our club, the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club.

• The best waterfront location in town
• Wonderful place to socialize in a warm, friendly and safe atmosphere
• Well known and respected reputation
• Opportunities to sail/learn to sail for both adults and children, organized by resident Director of Sailing
• Host of major Int’l Events –Newport/Bda. Yacht Race
• Gold Cup and other sailing regattas
• Reciprocal arrangements with other Royal Yacht Clubs worldwide as well as most yacht clubs around the world
• Membership in the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club connects you to fellow members in key industries such as insurance, shipping, reinsurance, finance, banking, sailing, oceanography and sport fishing
• Exposure to Bermudian culture and Royal heritage
• Connection of members’ children to a social hub creating great camaraderie
• Excellent food at reasonable prices
• Members can host functions at the Club at reduced rates in a selection of private rooms or public spaces using in-house catering
• Provisioning from Club bar/restaurants and use of Club staff for boat trips or home entertainment
• Ability for your guests to stay at the Club at reduced price
• Utilization of Club dinghies and boats
• Convenient for boaters to load/off load although still a wait list for Club berths in Marina
• Club vessel Cleopatra available for charter by members